Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast
Tasted 6 June 2023
Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast
My preference in the world of Ultramarine tends to gravitate toward their BdBs, though the Rose can be a fantastic alternative to bubblies across the Atlantic. In fact, this BdB was served next to the 2018 Rose, both of…
Yellow and white pear dominant, with lemon, malt, and frothy white mineral elements making for a rather ripe and hefty performance, but one in which balance and seamlessness is properly maintained. A…
This is a much meatier and advanced version than what I’ve experienced from the 2018 Rose. In fairness to the producer, it was an auction bottle (with a disgorgement date a week later than the ones I…
Though the lemon and apple flavors are sound and controlled, they are laced with a sourness in this vintage that never fully shakes off during the entirety of consumption. I don’t mind it, but I…
